FIRST® LEGO® League Explorer (grades 2nd through 4th) introduces STEM to children through fun, exciting hands-on learning. Participants gain real-world problem-solving experiences through a guided, global robotics program, helping today’s students and educators build a better future together. FIRST LEGO League’s three age-appropriate divisions inspire young people to experiment and grow their critical thinking, coding, and design skills through hands-on STEM learning and robotics.

During the SUBMERGED℠ Season, FIRST LEGO League teams will use creative thinking and LEGO® technology to explore the layers of the ocean and bring their learnings and ideas to the surface as they “sea” into the future.

FIRST® content is aligned to the following:

• Common Core - Math & English Language Arts.     NGSS – Next Generation Science Standards         CSTA – Computer Science Teachers AssociationI

• STE – International Society for Technology in Education                  Partnership for 21st Century Learning

Schools Participating: 

Laurel, Clinton, Tibby, Dickinson, Longfellow, Carver, Emerson, Anderson, King, Kelly, Kennedy, Roosevelt, Emerson, and Foster and many more

FIRST requires all teams to have youth team members registered with FIRST. Youth team members who have not registered will not be permitted to participate on the FIRST team and compete in FIRST events.

In cases where a student is unable to register due to lack of internet access or an undue burden, FIRST will not require registration in the Youth Registration System and the youth may submit a paper copy of the FIRST Consent and Release Form. The parent/guardian should contact the lead coach/mentor of their youth’s team to request a paper copy of the FIRST Consent and Release Form. The lead coach/mentor will then contact the local FIRST Program Delivery Partner, who will review request and determine if an exception will be made.